Reference Books

in your library can give you authoritative dependable information quickly. Your local library keeps on hand medical and pharmaceutical handbooks, consumer buying guides, subject-specific encyclopedias, atlases and many more information-at-your-fingertips materials. Reference books cannot be checked out of the library, so they are always there for you to use. Ask your librarian for help; that is what librarians like to do most.

The GoggleworksA center for the arts located in the heart of downtown Reading. Galleries, exhibits, art classes, and a theater are among the opportunities the Goggleworks presents to visitors to get in touch with their inner artist.
201 Washington Street, Reading PA 19601 • (610) 374-4600
www.goggleworks.org

The PagodaSince 1908, the Reading Pagoda has dominated the Reading skyline. For over a century, this beloved landmark has lured thousands of visitors to its lofty heights.
PO Box 1615 Reading PA 19603 • 610-375-6399
www.pagodaskyline.org

Reading Community PlayersThe local community theater group presents a number of plays each season.
P.O. Box 13425, Reading, PA 19612-3425 • 610-375-9106
www.readingcommunityplayers.com

Reading Pops OrchestraPromotes the musical arts in Reading and Berks County through the maintenance of a professional orchestra for the performance of public concerts.
3314 Reedy Rd., Sinking Spring, PA 19608
www.readingpops.com

Ringgold BandFounded in 1852, the 35-member band keeps an active concert schedule, many of the concerts community-sponsored and free to the public.
3539-A Freemont Street, Laureldale PA 19605
ringgoldband.com/

Historic Sites

Conrad Weiser HomesteadA PA state historic site located in Womelsdorf, which interprets the life of Conrad Weiser.
28 Weiser Lane, Womelsdorf PA 19567 • 610-589-2934
conradweiserhomestead.org

Daniel Boone HomesteadA PA state historic site, it tells the story of Daniel's youth and the saga of the region's 18th century settlers by contrasting their lives and cultures.
400 Daniel Boone Rd., Birdsboro PA 19508 • 610-582-4900
danielboonehomestead.org

Hopewell Furnace National Historic SiteOperating from 1771-1883, Hopewell and other "iron plantations" laid the foundation for the transformation of the United States into an industrial giant. The park's 848 acres and historic structures illustrate the business, technology and lifestyle of our growing nation.
2 Mark Bird Lane, Elverson PA 19520 • 610-582-8773
www.nps.gov/hofu